斯波蒂一直定时来看望布朗尼,下决心要让他的朋友活下去,为了朋友,他不辞劳苦。显然,斯波蒂陪伴着布朗尼,以免其他捕食动物侵袭他,夜里偎依着他,把温暖送给他,用鼻子拱他使他振作精神。
兽医把布朗尼的腿伤治好了。此后多年中,两家邻居不时会看到这对忠实的朋友嬉戏玩耍,在两家房子之间的小路上你追我赶。
respective [ris' pektiv] adj.各自的;各个的
Thestudentsreturnedtotheirrespectivequartersafterthe
classeswereover.
放学之后,学生们就回到各自的宿舍。
pester [' pest] v.使烦恼;使苦恼
Momtoldhimnottopesterherwithtrifles.
妈妈告诉他别拿些琐事来烦她。
desolate [' deslit] adj.荒凉的
Wesawfewpeopleinthedesolatevalley.
在这荒凉的山谷里,我们很少见到人。
identify [ai' dentifai] v.识别;认明;鉴定
Theteachershouldidentifyandnurturetalent.
教师应该识别和培养人才。
这只暴怒的、不依不饶的小狗围着布朗尼的主人特德叫个不停。
斯波蒂一直定时来看望布朗尼。
此后多年中,两家邻居不时会看到这对忠实的朋友嬉戏玩耍。
Finally, onemorningSpottyrefusedtotake"no" forananswer.
refuseto:拒绝做某事
...snugglingwithhimatnighttokeephimwarmandnuzzlinghimtokeephisspiritsup.
keepup:保持;继续;维持;跟上(时代)
美丽心灵
TheIntegrityof "Ugly"
佚名 / Anonymous
: fighting, eatinggarbage, and, shallwesay, love.
, , hisleftfootappearedtohavebeenbabybrokenatonetime, andhadhealedatanunnaturalangle, , leavingonlythesmalleststub, whichhewouldconstantlyjerkandtwitch.
Uglywouldhavebeenadarkgreytabby, stripeb-type, exceptforthesorescoveringhishead, neck, evenhisshoulderswiththick, , "That' soneUGLYdog."
Allthechildrenwerewarnednottotouchhim, theadultsthrewrocksathim, hosedhimdown, andsquirtedhimwhenhetriedtocomeintheirhomes, , hewouldstandthere, , hewouldcurlhislankybodyaroundfeetinforgiveness.
Wheneverhespiedchildren, hewouldcomerunning, barkingfranticallyandbumphisheadagainsttheirhands, , hewouldimmediatelybeginsucklingonyourshirt, earrings, whateverhecouldfind.